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who works for a paper that has a deliberate policy of explaining things concisely and with a reduced vocabulary.
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...and in a manner that favours its proprietor. Many years ago I heard Kavanagh on the radio being asked who his personal hero was - 'Rupert Murdoch' came the answer. However tailored to the intellectual level of its readership, if the facts aren't given, or are twisted or downright contradicted then the journalism is poor. Case rested.
We could approach this on a basis of papers most often caught talking rubbish - this isn't easy to do though, as they don't tend to admit it much. The Evening Standard's "45 Minutes From Attack" screaming headline is an obvious example - in fact, comparing the reporting of particular stories is another interesting way to compare journalistic aptitude. I'll dig around.